The photograph at the top of this note was taken on the morning of 23 July 2023, after the strike. The altar canopy is on the floor. The dome is open to the sky. The chandelier is hanging by a thread.

Three years on, the roof is closed, the shell is stable and the dome is dry. The canopy is being rebuilt in marble by a workshop in Kherson. The chandelier has been restored and is in storage until the interior is ready.

We publish this because reconstruction is slow and the record matters. The full condition survey, the Phase I completion certificate and the Phase II drawings are in the project file, available on request.